True Detective premiere was pretty great. We'll see if the show can consistently elevate above the other serial killer/detective shows that have come out ad nauseum in recent years. Odds are strong, but we've been fooled before.

The acting on The Killing and The Bridge was never the problem, for instance. No denying True Detective will be great in that regard, but we'll see if the story holds up to the scrutiny that comes with expanding past a few episodes.

I didn't enjoy Poehler on SNL, but how the **** can you not appreciate her work on Parks and Rec (ignoring season one)?

Most importantly, a win for Poehler is validation of the entire Parks and Rec series, which has been critically praised and intensely loved, though underappreciated and underwatched.

As vidae, and others, know, I haven't seen Parks and Rec's later seasons. I tried to give it a shot but Poehler was soooo overwhelming awful in the first few episodes that I just couldn't do it. I know vidae, Rob, and Cain have all told me it gets much better and she gets toned down a lot after the first season but I've never found the time to go back and try and give it another shot.

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Originally Posted by Xiomera

Poehler deserves an award for just hosting this damn show with Tina Fey.

I simply don't believe, as Grizzlegom claims, that he hasn't laughed at any of Poehler's jokes tonight hosting.

The only two times I legitimately laughed last night were the George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio jokes, and both were delivered by Tina Fey. I was also reading the whole time and only somewhat paying attention to it.